Townsville has many parks and gardens, and one of the first places I wanted to check out was the Town Common, a nature reserve a few kilometres north of the town which becomes a wetlands area during the wet season.
We went for a drive the other day to see if we could find it so I would know how to get there by myself later on. It’s a great area for bird watching, with brolgas, magpie geese, various birds of prey, finches, wrens etc. There are a number of hides set up so you can watch the birds without disturbing them. Even though it was the wrong time of the day for many birds to be out, there were still quite a few and I managed to get a couple of photos of a pair of Brolgas – admittedly not very good photos, I couldn’t get close enough, but hey, it’s the first time I’ve managed to even get close enough to see them in the wild so I’m happy with them 
I also managed to get a couple of photo of a falcon, thanks to David’s sharp eyes. He’s great to take along as a lookout. Hmmm, maybe I should hire him out to birdwatchers!
I’m really looking forward to the end of the wet season so I can get out and see some more! It’s actually teeming down as I’m typing this post 
